Brightest Button

the murderer is Chade

the monarch is Shrewd

and I imagine the mad one is Fitz, (or maybe Fitz and pack) whose mere existence knocks times wheel so far off its path the kingdom is better for it

-Thick

-Any of the Kelsingra crew

-The narcheska

-Hap

-Fitz’s court mandated travel crew in Assassin’s Fate

-Kettle

-Pre Verity Ketrikken bit specifically her and and Rurisk

-Serene, Justin, Will

-BABY PHRON and big Phron

-any of Kennit’s crew

-SELDEN VESTRIT POST ELDERLING TRANSFORMATION

-Prilkop

-Any of Molly’s 1000 sons

-Molly being such a wonderful mother to Bee. Specifically having Bee make her bed every day but having it be a task they do together because Bee is little

-Bee being so young. She is constantly taking stock of childish things like people’s favorite colors, because she is a child and that is of great importance to children.

-The fool’s wish to be a parent to Bee. He may have not predicted her in his dreams but a desire was there reaching as far back as his baby doll in his tower room

-Any time Dutiful says “this is intolerable!” Such a teen thing to say

-Nighteyes’ thing for Ketrikken

-Chade shouting “Damn and damn!” Peak vocal stim for me

-Fitz journaling to cope with his feelings and memories. Also his ink making hobby. The boy could have been a great scribe

-Etta. But specifically when she learns to read and the great joy she takes from that

-Baby Paragon and how his family is his mom, his dad’s best friend, an autistic 40 year old teenager whose special interest of God, a bracelet carved to look like his dad, and a talking ship

-Malta Vestrit going THROUGH IT and blossoming into a mature clever kinds person who is STILL excited to tell her best friend about her adventures

-Sedric Meldar gulping that dragon blood and the ensuing antics.